REALITY AND INSPIRATION

Al-Jihad sabiluna..!

The reality is..

When we listen about the heroes of Islam, they should be a source of inspiration for me and you.

Me and you! They would motivate us!

Because we are living in times of Fitnah. In times of Fitnah, you need people of motivation.

When Ali R.A gave his first khutbah, what did he say?

It was an amazing time because it was a time of great fitnah and difficulty. After the demise of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W, no other difficulty was greater than the assassination of Uthman R.A. Ali R.A was appointed as the caliph and what did he do?

What did he say in his first khutbah?

“Oh believers! You are in need of a man of actions and not of a person who just talks!”

Why?

Because if revolutions and changes came through talking, me and you would have a revolution every hour because we are very good at talking.

But the help of Allah does not come through talking. It comes through the action of individuals.

If you want the help of Allah to descend, you have to do actions!

If you want the mercy of Allah to descend, you have to translate your talking into actions!

How often do you hear Muslims complaining?

“Oh! Why isn’t the help of Allah descending?”

How often do you hear them grumbling?

“Oh! Where is the help of Allah?”

But how many actions that we have done?

Has this ummah prioritized their prayers?

Has this ummah strived with all of their strength to fight against jahiliah?

Has this ummah performed their qiamullail every night?

Has this ummah performed their dawn prayer in its time?

Has this ummah made the prophets as their role model in life?

Worse, we have this “warped” perception that somehow Allah is obliged to help us. Somehow (na’uzubillah), as though we are Allah and Allah is our slave.

Please understand! We are the slaves! Allah is the Lord! Allah is the God!

We have to fulfill the conditions and then the help of Allah descends. That is when the help of Allah descends. Not when you do nothing and you go on lackadaisically in your lives. Dunya (world) is your “maqsad”. You don’t learn anything about your religion and somehow Allah is obliged to help you?

Remember this!

Allah is the Lord! Allah is Khaliq (The Creator)! Allah is Malik (The King)!